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Could New Argument Against SB1070 Prove Law Is Unconstitutional?
A civil rights lawyers has proposed a new framework for understanding why the Arizona immigration law SB1070 currently making its way through the Supreme Court should be unconstitutional - …
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Justices Seem Sympathetic to Central Part of Arizona Law
A demonstrator holds a religious statue outside the Supreme Court in Washington, April 25, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times)Washington - Justices across the ideological spectrum …
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Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Immigration Case This Week
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. The US Supreme Court Building. (Photo: matt.h.wade) Washington — Immigration politics will hit the Supreme Court this …
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The Story of Mario, a Tijuana Cop
Mario is a Tijuana cop. Mario died not long ago, but driving with him through the streets of downtown was always a journey into the reality of the border. …
Punishment and Profits: Immigration Detention
Immigration is a key issue in the US presidential election, with the Republican candidates trying to demonstrate their tough stance on undocumented immigrants. But under the Obama administration, the …
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Two Immigrants Killed in Ambush by Arizona Gunmen
Eloy, Arizona. (Photo: [email protected]) Two people were killed on Sunday night when "an unknown number of subjects in camouflage clothing armed with rifles" ambushed a truck carrying 20 to …
A Trend Toward Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Choice Laws
2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence? Maybe not. In 2011, U.S. states …
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Green Cards for Clean Energy Job Creators
A federal government program that gives foreign investors green cards to invest in business ventures in the United States is being tapped to spur the Texas clean economy. At …
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Arizona Official Considering Banning Ethnic Studies in Universities, Too
Two years ago, Arizona outlawed the teaching of ethnic studies in K-12 schools, and now it may expand the prohibition to universities too. Just weeks after the state passed its infamous …
Driving Toward Justice: Vermont Migrant Rights Campaign Wins Licenses
(Photo: subadei) "Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the …